An adult wild turkey hen keeps a watchful eye over the poults as they feed on insects in a grassy meadow. (Courtesy of PGC) By Rick Hynick | wildlife@scrantontimes.com | The Citizens' Voice.

Harvest reports from the 2025 spring turkey seasons are rolling in, and in many states, like Ohio, the numbers are still behind long-term averages. Although the Ohio Wildlife Council has already ...

It's uncommon to see a bearded hen. ... An unusual stimulus-and-response, true, but in fact a beaver dam exploded, so my daughter bagged a bearded wild turkey hen.

A wild turkey is Ohio’s largest upland game bird. This bird can grow up to four feet tall and weigh up to 24 pounds, according to ODNR’s website. They have featherless heads and slim, long necks.

MISSOURI, USA — Missouri's first modern turkey hunting season didn't open with a bang. Nearly 700 hunters in 14 counties took part in the inaugural three-day event in 1960, but the turkeys didn ...

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s annual wild turkey sighting survey opens Tuesday, ... it was 3.2 poults per hen, compared to 2.9 poults per hen in 2023 and 3.1 in 2022 and 2021, ...

"Wild turkeys could carry lice, they could carry parasites. But again, that's more concern if the children are touching the turkey, then putting their hand in their mouth," said Barnett.

The wild turkey is no different, although they seem to be a little more secretive and are not seen quite as often as some other species of wildlife, nonetheless, many poults have recently hatched ...